Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 26, 2026
Submitted
March 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
79,139 hours, 30,848 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE POSTED INFLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE DETECTION WAS 3L DOOR BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE SOURCE SINCE IT ONLY POSTED 4-5 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LAVATORY L SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER AMM 26-17-00 WITH NO ISSUES OR FAULTS NOTED.

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